The siren call of change has within it the promise of new beginnings. The problem is that you bring yourself with you! 

There is a story you are telling right now that you believe will improve...

I was talking with an advisor in our community and she was telling me about an exciting opportunity she has to write for a nationwide newsletter for PGA Pros. 

She asked me if I knew of a good...

It is easy to fall into a habit of saying, out loud or in our heads, ”Nothing is going to change, because this is how they have always been!” 

If you see someone as they have always been, you ...

I was recently literally bed-ridden for three full days (chronic back injury flared up on Saturday). Staring at the ceiling and unwillingly binging on Netflix for three days will make you a tad phi...

Do I ALWAYS have to be the one to tell the Emperor that he is naked!? 

Can’t someone else do it for once!? Pretty please!? 

Nope? 

OK, well here we go… 

Let’s talk a little about...

Last week I was working with a client who is struggling with a huge decision. 

He is, by any estimation, an Ideal Client: he follows my advice, he is willing to do what it takes to accomplish ...

I have written about this before, but it came up as an important talk at a recent event in Florida.  
 

An advisor attending the event recognized the need for a full client service model makeover f...

I was just writing an email to a young woman who is just starting out as an admin in our industry. She has an ebullient personality and charisma. She is an adorable little fire-cracker of a young w...

"We have a strong desire to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding." 

-Sebastian Junger,in his book Tribe. 

  
 
Our modern society leaves a void of disconnectedness ...

Something I hear pretty often from advisors is…   

 
"My clients won’t come in for three meetings a year, I can't even get them in for one!"   

Or the more optimistic sentiment of… 

  
"Our cl...